The correct answer is: B. Jagdish Bhagwati.
Jagdish Bhagwati is an Indian-American economist who is currently the Arthur Lehman Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University. He is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former chairman of the National Endowment for Democracy. Bhagwati is a leading expert on international trade and development economics. He has written extensively on these topics, and his work has been influential in shaping economic policy around the world.
The book “Termites in the Trading System” is a collection of essays by Bhagwati that was published in 2004. The book argues that the current international trading system is being undermined by a number of factors, including the rise of protectionism, the proliferation of regional trade agreements, and the increasing use of anti-dumping measures. Bhagwati argues that these trends are harmful to the global economy and that they need to be reversed.
The other options are incorrect.
- A. M. S. Swaminathan is an Indian agricultural scientist who is known for his work on agricultural development and food security. He is the recipient of the 1988 World Food Prize and the 1991 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
- C. Jaswant Singh is an Indian politician who served as the Finance Minister of India from 1998 to 2002 and as the External Affairs Minister of India from 2002 to 2004. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- D. M. Chelapati Rao was an Indian economist who served as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1992 to 1997. He was also the Vice-Chairman of the Planning Commission of India from 1997 to 1998.